Sayaka Shingu: Selected works, 2022-2024
Sayaka Shingu’s sculptures showcase intricate, delicate craftsmanship, entirely hand-built from clay. At first glance, it’s hard to believe the pieces are made of ceramic, as they evoke the realism of a cut flower, invoking the image of morning dew on silvery glazes on the petals, as well as the tiny stamens and pistils of a flower in bloom. Her pieces conjure a dual sense of impermanence: while her ceramic work is physically delicate, the image of the flower it represents remains eternally intact, never fading like a real bloom would.
Sayaka Shingu’s work is part of the duo show “Sayaka + Sayaka: Contemporary ceramics by Shingu and Oishi Sayaka” featuring the two women artists from Japan, at Dai Ichi Arts, New York. The exhibition runs from October 17 to November 1, 2024.
In this show, flora and fauna converge, giving rise to captivating contemporary ceramics. The two women artists from Kansai expand the potential of surface, decoration, sculpture, and function within their ceramic expression. Both artists, who share the same given name Sayaka and have become fast friends, are excited to introduce their new series of works.
Images courtesy of Dai Ichi Arts
Captions
- Shingu Sayaka 新宮さやか (b. 1979), No.7 White flower 花霙, 2023, With signed wood box, Mixed clay with glaze slip, (h) 5 × (w) 7 × (d) 7 cm
- Shingu Sayaka 新宮さやか (b. 1979), No.52 Sculpture “Erosion” 蝕の陶, 2022, with signed wood plate,, mixed clay with glaze slip, (h) 24 × (w) 41 × (d) 37 cm
- Shingu Sayaka 新宮さやか (b. 1979), No.4 White flower 花霙, 2023, With signed wood box, (h) 5 × (w) 7 × (d) 7 cm
- Shingu Sayaka 新宮さやか (b. 1979), No. 50 Sculpture: Lotus leaf 枯蓮, 2023, mixed clay with glaze slip, (h) 16 × (w) 28 × (d) 26 cm
- Shingu Sayaka 新宮さやか (b. 1979), No.33 “Calyx” pouring vessel 萼容 片口, 2020, Mixed clay with glaze slip, (h) 10.5 × (w) 17.3 × (d) 11.6 cm
- Shingu Sayaka 新宮さやか (b. 1979), No.38 “Calyx” teabowl 萼容 碗, 2024, With signed wood box, Mixed clay with glaze slip, (h) 9.5 × (w) 14.5 cm
- Shingu Sayaka 新宮さやか (b. 1979), No.36 “Calyx” tea bowl 萼容 碗, 2024, With signed wood box, mixed clay with glaze slip, (h) 9 × (w) 14 × (w) 14 cm
- Shingu Sayaka 新宮さやか (b. 1979), No.49 Lotus leaf 枯蓮, 2023, Mixed clay with glaze slip, (h) 17 × (w) 38.5 × (d) 25 cm
- Shingu Sayaka 新宮さやか (b. 1979), No.5 “Calyx” water jar 萼容 水指, 2024, With signed wood box, mixed clay with glaze slip, (h) 20 × (w) 14.5 × (d) 14 cm
